The Prosperity Perspective

Guest Mark Metry brings an honest and vulnerable perspective to today’s episode of the Prosperity Perspective. Mark grew up as an underprivileged kid with extreme social anxiety and depression, among other struggles.  After slogging through years of shy observation, deeply bad mental health, and a spark of interest in entrepreneurship, Mark became the open and approachable businessman he is today as an inspiring speaker, published author, podcaster, and leader. The investment decisions that Mark shares with host Liam Leonardson are all, ath their core, about investing in yourself--particularly your own brain--and how that will ultimately unlock a potential that is otherwise unreachable in the lives of entrepreneurs in the growing and stressful markets of today. 

3 Key Takeaways

• Why you have to unlearn in order to grow.
• Mark talks about the 4 main ways to improve your brain without drugs.
• How this struggling 18-year-old made a six figure business.

About Mark Metry

Mark Metry is a 23 year old entrepreneur, author, creator, mental health advocate, coach, teacher, keynote speaker, podcast host, and loving human being.

Mark has interviewed over 300+ top leaders around the world from billionaire philanthropists, to neuroscientists, professional athletes, New York times bestselling authors, philosophers, and innovative disrupter’s on his Top 100 Humans 2.0 podcast, which NASDAQ, and Yahoo Finance placed in the "Top 21 Growing Podcasts you must listen to..”

Now, Mark hosts the Social Anxiety Society podcast, and is the bestselling author of Screw Being Shy: Learn How to Manage Social Anxiety and Be Yourself in Front of Anyone!

Mark has been featured in Forbes, TEDx, HuffPost, Mindvalley, Inc and many more. Mark‘s been mentioned alongside Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos and can be found speaking at Universities like Rutgers to Nonprofits like Coptic Orphans, to conferences and high schools across the nation.

Mark has spoken alongside Olympian Athletes, New York Times Bestselling authors, and Fortune 500 CEO’s. 

Mark's story has been featured in 3 books, including Ditch the Act by McGraw Hill, Standing O! alongside Billionaires and other mavericks, and We're All Marketers. Mark has also been a guest on over 250+ podcasts, radio stations, and television.

Additionally, Mark advises startups, and volunteers his time as an advisory board member at an education based nonprofit.

Connect with Mark Metry

*Mike invites you to reach out to him about your mental battles.*

Website: markmetry.com/program

Guest Chad Willardson

We get to talk to an expert in the field of investing on today’s episode of The Prosperity Perspective Podcast, where host Liam Leonardson invites guest Chad Willardson, investment coach, business founder, and multi-published author about investing your money the right way, to share his experiences about the best places to allocate your money, and where he wished he would have invested sooner, younger. 

Chad will also share his advice commonly given to clients in his program, highlighting how to avoid getting excited about the wrong investments and why it is our responsibility to teach the new generation how to handle their money, outlined in his newly-releasing book!

3 Key Takeaways:

• Why you’re savings account may be harboring “dusty money”
• Why your investment buckets should resemble having fruit trees
• Why part of investing in yourself includes taking other entrepreneurs’ advice

About Chad Willardson

Chad Willardson is president and founder of Pacific Capital Wealth Management Firm in SoCal, where he teaches clients of different backgrounds and businesses how to remove the stress of money in their lives and open themselves up to a life of financial freedom. 

After deciding to pursue his entrepreneurial journey of creating this company, he also became author of the best selling book: "Stress Free Money," and is now releasing his second book, “Smart, Not Spoiled” for any caretaker looking to keep their children from making serious money mistakes and instead become financially literate.

Connect with Chad Willardson

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/chadwillardson

Website:www.pacificcapital.com

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Guest Katie Richardson

Today’s guest on the Prosperity Perspective is a wildly successful businesswoman, active wife/mother, coach, podcaster, and leader in her industry. Because of our guest’s unique experience, host Liam Leonard leads a “different conversation” than the norm with Katie Richardson. 

Tune in today to talk about how your upbringing may be negatively affecting your investment decisions and how to avoid those same mistakes in the upbringing of your kids. Katie shares how she helps them to value what they’ve been given without squashing their belief that they can earn and deserve nice things. Katie also shares her philosophy of “profit first” and why this approach may just magnify your own business income as you decide which buckets to allocate your income into.

3 Key Takeaways

• The 5 areas Katie always invests in.
• Where you may be harming yourself with “scarcity thinking.”
• Opening yourself up to the possibility of a third choice by asking one question.

About Katie Richardson

Katie Richardson is a Powerful Business Coach to World Changers. She shows Superstar entrepreneurs the exact steps they must take in order to grow to millions+ in recurring revenue annually by using her Sequential Power Formulas.

Her clients include Kathryn Jones, Josh Forti, Sarah Allred, Stephanie Dove Blake, Jenica Parcel, Paul Van Bloem, Andrea Befus and more. Her first business, Puj.com was a worldwide sensation. With a Sketch and a GIANT Leap of Faith, Katie Transformed an industry and became a Globally Recognized Designer and Entrepreneur. She has been featured on the Ellen Degeneres Show, Rachael Ray Show, Today Show and on the cover of Entrepreneur Magazine. Today, people seek-out Katie to learn how to Magnify Business AND Magnify Life. Katie strongly believes this way of living is possible for anyone who is truly committed. She is living proof that family, faith, and fitness can thrive AS the business grows. If she can do it, so can you. And she’ll show you how.

Connect With Katie Richardson

PODCAST: What’s Working Now

Instagram : @katie.live

Facebook : @katiericharson.live

Website: www.katierichardson.com

Guest Mike Moyer

Our new guest Mike Moyer brings a different perspective to the Prosperity Perspective Podcast, particularly for small businesses that are just starting out. Mike and host Liam Leonard talk about equity and why your company may be “rewarding” it incorrectly and unfairly to some of its employees. 

They will also delve into Mike’s key indicators that an idea isn’t going to work or is already failing and how to determine if the fair market value of business ownership--particularly when involving partnership--is going to be worth your time and efforts in the end. Join them and hear Mike’s advice to anyone listening who is  looking for an informed perspective for their small business share company. 

3 Key Takeaways

• Why startups are a lot like playing Black Jack 
• Why you should realign your understanding that businesses are always quantifiable
• Why equity projections are always a recipe for disaster

About Mike Moyer

Mike is a career entrepreneur and investor who has started and run companies in a variety of industries ranging from clothing manufacturing to marketing technology. Today he runs Slicing Pie, a SaaS company that helps startup founders create perfectly fair equity splits, and MosquitOasis that makes pop-up mosquito net tents for kids.

He teaches entrepreneurship at Northwestern University and has held other faculty appointments at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and MIT. He has written ten books with a focus on business and entrepreneurship including The Slicing Pie Handbook: Perfect Equity Splits for Bootstrapped Startups and Will Work for Pie: Building Your Company With Equity Instead of Cash.

Connect with Mike Moyer

Website: www.slicingpie.com

Email: [email protected]

Phone: clarity.fm/mikemoyer

Guest Dr. Connor Robertson

Host Liam Leonard brings Dr. Connor Robertson, retired chiropractic doctor and now owner of tech business, in today’s conversation on the Prosperity Perspective Podcast. Connor’s expertise in how to optimize the cash you could be spending instead of using it to pay taxes is staggering. 

Take a serious look with them at the benefit of eliminating all tax liability, where Connor finds the highest returns from his investments, and why you may need to stop going to school if it’s not supporting your long-term goals as an entrepreneur. They will also spend time breaking down  why you should look at IULs, making the wiser choice to invest cash from your insurance and replenish those funds. 

3 Key Takeaways

• Why starting with taxes for your investments will set you up for long term income.
• The 3 crucial steps of research Connor makes before deciding where to invest his money.
• Why Connor’s first go-to strategy is depreciation.

About Dr. Connor Robertson

Connor Robertson began his business journey in a place you wouldn’t expect: by going to the chiropractor after years of spinal pain, following an accident. Connor decided that the relief he felt was worth spreading, obtaining his doctorate as a chiropractor in college, motivated and funded by his family. 

But Connor soon realized that his interests didn’t lie in chiropractic, deciding to turn a total 180 degrees and invest in a tech company, which is now a fully grown, multi-service business. Connor also used research along with trial and error to become nothing short of an expert on how to handle tax rules the right way. Now, Connor is also host of his own podcast where he shares his knowledge with clients and friends alike from his booming tech experience.

Connect with Dr. Connor Robertson

Website: www.syntacz.com

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Guest Charles Read brings a wealth of experiences for those with medium sized businesses on today’s episode of The Prosperity Perspective. Host Liam Leonard and Charles dive deep into payroll and why your approach to it may be wrong--especially if you find yourself getting busier and busier. 

Charles also shares what he learned about the grueling but rewarding tasks of being an entrepreneur from the get-go, highlighting why it's important to find a financial advisor that will produce constant gains and when you should start getting others to take care of your business tasks like marketing or keeping up with the accounting game. 

3 Key Takeaways: 

• Why hiring a marketer was the best thing Charles ever did for his business
• When and why you should consider hiring someone on to free up your revenue time
• Why you should NOT do your company’s payroll

About Charles Read

Charles J Read is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), U.S Tax Court Practitioner ( USTCP), member of Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC) and the Founder of GetPayroll.

Mr. Read’s companies have provided full-service payroll services, payroll tax services, and other payroll-related services since 1991.

Charles is an accomplished senior executive and entrepreneur with more than fifty years of financial leadership experience in a broad range of industries and author of four books.

Connect with Charles Read

Website: https://thepayrollbook.com/

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Guest Michael LeJeune

Liam Leonard calls today’s guest on The Prosperity Perspective the “unexpected subject matter expert in government contracting.” Michael LeJeune truly tried everything! Yet, he still knows what it’s like to be bankrupt and running low on hope. Michael LeJeune now has a business where he holds the roles of government contract expert, business coach, best selling author, and leading practical strategist.

How did he get there?

Accompany them in their conversation and learn how Michael learned that the typical 401K route isn’t the only one  and wasn’t the best for him, why doing local drive-through research is essential before signing on a new property, and why the “small businesses, small communities” are where he prospers. 

3 Key Takeaways: 

• How Michael created a system where the money they spend on marketing is $0 but they have more leads coming in that they know what to do with.
• Why you should be extremely patient when you’ve decided to look for property ownership potentials.
• Looking at your investment strategy as a means to live both in retirement and in the now!

About Michael LeJeune

Michael LeJeune is a bestselling author and master coach with RSM Federal. Michael hosts the wildly popular GovCon podcast Game Changers for Government Contractors, manages the Federal Access Knowledge-Base, and specializes in helping government contractors brand themselves as Subject Matter experts in their niche.

Michael and his business partner Joshua Frank have helped their GovCon clients win over $2.8 billion in government contracts and more than 30+ billion in IDCs. Over 1,000 Government contractors trust the Federal Access Knowledge-Base as their primary source of GovCon education, training, coaching, and practical strategies for winning government contracts.

Connect with Micheal LeJeune

Linkedin:@Michael LeJeune

Company website:  https://rsmfederal.com/

Our membership portal and coaching plans:   https://federal-access.com/

Our Podcast: Game Changers for Government Contractors - https://soundcloud.com/gamechangersforgovernmentcontractors

Guest Malcom Teasdale

Today’s guest on the Prosperity Perspective is a world traveler, adventurer, and wildly successful entrepreneur. Join guest Malcolm Teasedale with host Liam Leonard for their discussion about Malcolm’s incredible business journey, from taking a chance on an idea for the sake of starting their own business to negotiating with clients across the world.

Malcolm shares the specific big homework that you should be doing before entering negotiations with a new country, why you should always be making “common sense decisions,” and the crucial questions to ask yourself about a place before deciding to expand to it. 

Malcolm will also show you how he was able to enjoy his business life and now, travel the world for adventures from the Mongolian wilderness to the Bhutan Monastery.

3 Key Takeaways: 

• Why common sense was a big thing that set Malcom through their business
• The homework you should do before entering a new country to negotiate expansion
• Identifying what wealth really is to you and setting up an exit plan to accomplish your bucket list

About Malcom Teasdale

Malcolm Teasdale was born in Coventry, England and is a successful entrepreneur who spent all of his working life in the technology industry, where he made a success from creating software development companies, the most recent of which he sold to a major corporation in 2013.

He created markets in all the major continents, and sold products to customers in over 70 countries. His company received numerous industry awards for product quality, innovation, and pioneering technology, and he has spoken at many trade shows and industry events around the World.

He has traveled to over 90 countries for business and pleasure, but since retiring from the industry, now travels to the more unusual destinations in the World in search of rich cultural experiences. Think Nepal, Mongolia, Tibet, Bhutan and Borneo to name a few.

He has written several successful books about business and adventure travel, with an emphasis on history, geography, education and humor.

His public speaking engagements focus on business, adventure travel, destinations around the World and culture.

Apart from the UK, he has also lived in Canada and Singapore, and currently resides in Florida, USA

Connect with Malcom Teasdale

Web Site: malcolmjteasdale.com

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/malcolmjteasdale/

Twitter: @MalcolmtheBrit

Facebook: facebook.com/TravelingAddict

Podcast: malcolmjteasdale.com/podcast

Guest Stewart Townsend

On this episode of The Prosperity Perspective, host Liam Leonard talks with a guest several time zones away--on the other side of the ocean. But though Stewart Townsend lives in England, the struggles of dealing with home life events and what seem to be major investment disasters is quite the same.

Join their discussion today about how Stewart realized the hard way that entrepreneurial life is not all flowered shirts and successful furniture companies, and learn how Stewart grew the mentality to see failure as simply a learning block. Ultimately, Stewart will use his life examples to tell you why you shouldn’t let the bright lights blind you and instead examine the investment risk’s impact on your family and friends first to ensure a longtime, successful financial station. 

3 Key Takeaways

• Why you should examine your age and a new investment’s future projection before signing on
• What it really means to pay your due diligence before investing in something foreign to you
• The importance of examining a new risk’s impact on your family and friends first above all else

About Stewart Townsend

Stewart Townsend has had a unique business life experience, beginning his career working for two corporations. While his positions were fruitful, Stewart realized that even though corporate is easier, he wanted to invest in his entrepreneurial side. 

Stewart then moved to invest in two startups, both risky, and both of which ended up failing in the long game. But instead of focusing on the failure, Stewart decided to see his failures as learning potential, continuing his investment journey but with more research and future-minded framing. Stewart learned to let the less-ideal business situations slide off his back, mindfully working through life’s struggles such as divorce and friendships lost to become the successful businessman he is today as part founder of two different businesses and owner of a major consultancy for sales. 

Connect with Stewart Townsend

Website: www.podcasthawk.com

Handle: @stewarttownsend

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Guest Lane Kawaoka

Host Liam Leonard invites a guest today in his own realm of investments; Lane Kawaoka has been investing in property since he was a college student. Now, Lane’s entrepreneurial path has expanded from an experiment into a company that pays for all of his bills--and his nice car. Lane breaks down the essential decisions on today’s episode of the Prosperity Perspective, outlining what steps you must take as a property owner, from house one to property fifteen and beyond. He will also explain the “pecking order of properties” discovered by him and his partner, and share why investing in property is akin to buying a lemonade stand. 

In this episode you will learn:

• How Lane was taking care of  $60-$100 grand a year in college
• How lane pushed through the identity crisis of giving up his title as engineer
• Why you should keep the entrepreneurs you meet on your journey in your database

About Lane Kawaoka

Lane began his career as an engineer. And while he valued getting his degree, Lane found skill in seeing the right way to manage property investments. What began as an experimental side-gig in college soon expanded to his full financial focus. Lane had to learn to push through the identity crisis of giving up his “title” as engineer, promoting his family to buckle down along with his decision and take a fully-invested chance on his entrepreneurial interest. 

But that decision proved to be a highly researched, informed one, and you’ll quickly see the value that Lane brings not only to his personal finances but to others looking to succeed in property management since his first rental in 2009. Not only does he own 4,oo0 units, a top 50 investing podcast, and position of an Amazon best seller, he also helps everyone out of “the corrupt Wall Street roller coaster” of the typical 401K and stock market, bringing higher returns that benefit the middle class of America. 

Connect with Lane Kawaoka

Website: simplepassivecashflow.com

Email: [email protected]

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